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re: OTers over 40 - how did your attitude change after 40?
Posted on 1/1/20 at 2:22 pm to siliconvalleytiger
Posted on 1/1/20 at 2:22 pm to siliconvalleytiger
I've become a Nazi
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Posted on 1/1/20 at 2:26 pm to Paul Allen
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Anyone else kind of less interested in sports as you’ve become older?
Same here. The NFL or NBA doesn't interest me much, I haven't watched baseball or hockey in years. I follow college basketball and football, that's about it.
As far as after 40 attitude goes, I tend to be quicker to tell people to frick off nowadays.
Posted on 1/1/20 at 2:30 pm to Coeur du Tigre
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It's a great decade.
It has to be.
Once you hit 50, everyone starts waiting on you to die.
Posted on 1/1/20 at 2:33 pm to siliconvalleytiger
You let go of most of the petty shite that bothers people. Way more relaxed.
Posted on 1/1/20 at 2:33 pm to fallguy_1978
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don't care what other people think about me much anymore.
x2.
That’s an understatement
Posted on 1/1/20 at 2:35 pm to siliconvalleytiger
quote:This happened to me at 30. After 40, I'm far more likely to call people out on their bullshite.
I find myself less worked up about stuff. Maybe a bit more patient in life. More family focused also.
Posted on 1/1/20 at 2:35 pm to siliconvalleytiger
I converted “give a fricks” into more intense sarcasm, it’s worked the last 9 years,,,highly recommend
Posted on 1/1/20 at 2:37 pm to siliconvalleytiger
40’s didn’t really phase me much. 50’s have absolutely turned me upside down in both positive and negative ways.
Posted on 1/1/20 at 2:38 pm to siliconvalleytiger
Exactly as you noted sir!
Posted on 1/1/20 at 2:38 pm to fallguy_1978
quote:This too. I'm too self-confident to worry about others' opinions about petty things. Yes, I wear a lot of LL Bean. I also recognize on my own when I've crossed a line and will apologize more readily.
I don't care what other people think about me much anymore.
Posted on 1/1/20 at 2:43 pm to Sweltering Chill
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Quit drinking, starting eating a little better and working out more..
How did you do it? Any pointers? I'm in my 40's and tied one on pretty epically last night.
Posted on 1/1/20 at 2:44 pm to StringedInstruments
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Once you hit 50, everyone starts waiting on you to die.
Shitty humans.
Posted on 1/1/20 at 2:44 pm to siliconvalleytiger
Care less about what others think (I still care, just less). I don’t get nearly as worked up about sports. Working on better health (stopped drinking) and financial habits (more emphasis on investing and less waste of money on frivolous things). Hoping to be more emotionally involved with family and friends, but that is evolving slowly. Still way too much focus on work, which I will regret in 10-12 years.
This post was edited on 1/1/20 at 2:46 pm
Posted on 1/1/20 at 2:45 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Same. Stupid petty crap that used to get under my skin just doesn’t. I look at it as their problem vs mine.
Posted on 1/1/20 at 2:47 pm to siliconvalleytiger
I’m only a few weeks in and I haven’t noticed a difference
Posted on 1/1/20 at 2:48 pm to siliconvalleytiger
Don't sweat the small stuff.
Posted on 1/1/20 at 2:51 pm to MBclass83
Don’t pet the sweaty stuff, either.
Posted on 1/1/20 at 2:54 pm to yellowfin
I’m a few months in and I definitely can feel the change.
Posted on 1/1/20 at 2:56 pm to siliconvalleytiger
Small stuff doesn’t bother me as much. Also a new ache or pain will appear and I realize it’s not going to get any better so learn to live with it.
Posted on 1/1/20 at 2:58 pm to Giantkiller
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Quit drinking, starting eating a little better and working out more..
How did you do it? Any pointers? I'm in my 40's and tied one on pretty epically last night.
I dont have any magic answer, i think everyone is different.. for me - when it comes to the drinking part- i guess i was blessed/cursed that i simply couldn’t handle the hangovers anymore.. i’ve heard people say that there comes a tipping point where the fun you have while drinking just isnt worth the pain you feel the next day... or in my case, for the next 2 or 3 days.. For me that point has come relatively recently, in my early/mid 40s.
Ive never been to an AA meeting, but i know that they always try to visualize the next day when they are weighing whether or not to drink.. and if you can substitute the unhealthy thing with something healthy - like planning to get up early the next morning to go to the gym, or take a run, that helps... Honestly though, i would do whatever it took, even if it meant going to an AA meeting, in order to get off that stuff and give myself a chance to extend my life, and my quality of life, a little bit.
I’m not gonna lie though, i care what other people think .. and for whatever reason, some people have a problems with *others* not drinking.. if that’s the case, you might have to find new friends, or find support elsewhere.. in my experience it’s worth it though, because i’m starting to see the drinking really catch up to a lot of those people my age and a little older, and in a couple of cases, serious liver issues and death... i’ll do whatever i can to try and avoid that.
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